prejudice and stereotypes
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Prejudice and Stereotypes. Prejudice. A rigid and unfair generalization about an entire category of people Prejudices are prejudgments that can be either positive or negative . Positive Prejudices. Negative Prejudices. Can be expressed as anything from mild dislike to outright hostility. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Prejudice and
Stereotypes
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Prejudice
• A rigid and unfair generalization about an entire category of people
• Prejudices are prejudgments that can be either positive or negative
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Positive Prejudices
• Exaggerate the virtues of people
like ourselves
Negative Prejudices
• Can be expressed as
anything from mild dislike to outright hostility• These attitudes are rooted in culture,
everyone has some prejudice
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Stereotype
• A simplified description applied to every person in some category.
• Both majorities and minorities have certain stereotypes
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Do you see stereotypes in
common phrases?
• “French kiss”
• “Dutch treat”
• “Indian giver”
• “Being “gypped”
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Measuring Social Distance
•Emory Bogardus (1925) developed a scale to measure social distance:• how willing people are to interact
with members of some category• https://www.brocku.ca/
MeadProject/Bogardus/Bogardus_1925c.html
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Racism
• The belief that one racial category is innately superior or inferior to another
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Theories of Prejudice•Scapegoat Theory
•Prejudice springs from frustration among people who are themselves disadvantaged
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Theories of Prejudice•Authoritarian Personality
Theory-• Authoritarian personalities
conform to traditional values and morals
• Authoritarians believe society is naturally competitive and there are better people like themselves
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Theories of Prejudice•Culture Theory-
•Some prejudice is found in everyone because prejudice is part of the culture we live in
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Theories of Prejudice
•Conflict Theory #1-• Prejudice is used as a tool for
powerful people to oppress others
• Conflict Theory #2-• Minorities encourage race
consciousness and claim they are victims entitled to certain privileges based on their race
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Discrimination• Unequal treatment of various
categories of people
• Prejudice Attitudes• Discrimination Actions• Institutional Prejudice and
Discrimination- bias built into the operation of society’s institutions (schools, hospitals, police, workplace)
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The history of race and
ethnicity in the U.S…